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Morning Edition, with Cathy Wurzer in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington and Los Angeles, brings you all the news from overnight and the information you need to start your day. Listen from 4 to 9 a.m. every weekday.

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Growing hemp and CBD oil industry face legal uncertainty

Growing hemp and CBD oil industry face legal uncertainty

A supplement called CBD oil is being touted as a treatment for conditions like anxiety, but farmers and manufacturers are hoping for legal clarifications of its status from the federal and state governments.
by Jon Collins

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'Total Eclipse of the Heart' topped the chart 35 years ago

The song was written by producer Jim Steinman,perhaps best known for his collaborations with Meat Loaf. At the time, he was working on a musical about Nosferatu, and says he originally envisioned "Total Eclipse of the Heart" as a vampire love song.
by Phil Picardi

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New U fellowship honors civil rights leader Josie Johnson

New U fellowship honors civil rights leader Josie Johnson

Johnson said she hopes the fellowship will encourage students to take risks, to deeply study and try new ideas. "I just think it's important for our children to feel that things are possible," she said.
by Peter Cox

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Sears closure in St. Paul presents opportunity for city

Sears closure in St. Paul presents opportunity for city

The Sears across from the state Capitol has been a fixture on Rice Street for more than a half-century. One City Council member says several groups have come to his office with redevelopment ideas for the 17-acre parcel.
by Matt Sepic

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DFL's Walz eyes path from nation's capital to state Capitol

DFL's Walz eyes path from nation's capital to state Capitol

Twelve years in Congress gives Tim Walz plenty to tout in his governor's campaign and lots for his opponents to mine, too. No U.S. House member has been elected Minnesota governor since 1978.
by Brian Bakst

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Mpls., Red Lake push ahead on emergency shelter as winter nears

Mpls., Red Lake push ahead on emergency shelter as winter nears

City and tribal officials are rushing to build a temporary shelter for some 200 people living along Hiawatha Avenue at the state's largest homeless encampment. This kind of rapid response to a homeless emergency is a first in Minnesota.
by Max Nesterak

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U of M students accept challenge of explaining their complicated thesis research in 3 minutes

U of M students accept challenge of explaining their complicated thesis research in 3 minutes

The 'Science in Seconds' competition forced graduate students to explain their thesis topics to a general audience for a chance to move on to a university-wide competition on Nov. 9.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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GOP's Johnson has seesawed between political highs and lows

GOP's Johnson has seesawed between political highs and lows

Jeff Johnson's political career has taken him from the state Capitol to the Hennepin County Board, and now the Republican candidate has his eye on the state's top job.
by Brian Bakst

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